Recent Examples of false from the Web

Heinz said the presentation was designed to combat false information disseminated on Facebook by some parents several months ago that alleged that the district had cut spending on special education by $2 million.

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Origin and Etymology of false

Middle English fals, faus, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere to deceive

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Definition of false

Recent Examples of false from the Web

Any assertion otherwise on the latter front rings false given that, as acting commissioner, Selig had to have known about the FBI’s Operation Equine, an early ’90s investigation into PED distribution that included McGwire and Canseco.

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